Net Zero – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Wed, 06 Mar 2024 19:17:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Net Zero – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 RBC raises renewable funding target https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/rbc-raises-renewable-funding-target/ Wed, 06 Mar 2024 18:00:40 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=481717 The bank also reported little progress on reducing emissions of oil and gas financing

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]]> Pension funds improving modestly on climate but still too slow: report https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/pension-funds-improving-modestly-on-climate-but-still-too-slow-report/ Tue, 27 Feb 2024 20:26:15 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=481181 Shift report downgrades CPPIB, gives AIMCo worst grade

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]]> AIMCo sets up $1B fund to invest in energy transition opportunities https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/aimco-sets-up-1b-fund-to-invest-in-energy-transition-opportunities/ Thu, 01 Feb 2024 19:39:50 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=479692 The investment manager says the money represents new capital

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]]> Canada’s biggest banks come in at bottom of low-carbon finance ranking https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/canadas-biggest-banks-come-in-at-bottom-of-low-carbon-finance-ranking/ Thu, 14 Dec 2023 22:38:45 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=477371 National Bank was a notable outlier

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]]> Corporate emitters commit to disclosures but lack clear plans: report https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/corporate-emitters-commit-to-disclosures-but-lack-clear-plans-report/ Tue, 12 Dec 2023 19:41:36 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=477160 The mixed results show firms still have a long way to go to meet Paris Agreement targets

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]]> IEA report warns oil and gas companies against banking on carbon capture https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/iea-report-warns-oil-and-gas-companies-against-banking-on-carbon-capture/ Thu, 23 Nov 2023 19:31:39 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=475950 The strategy is a key part of the sector's decarbonization goals

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]]> Climate-related disclosures need work, report suggests https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/climate-related-disclosures-need-work-report-suggests/ Thu, 12 Oct 2023 17:27:05 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=473164 Task force details progress and areas of improvement

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]]> Sustainable finance disclosure still falling short https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/sustainable-finance-disclosure-still-falling-short/ Fri, 29 Sep 2023 17:57:45 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=472431 Firms not disclosing investments' negative ESG impact, Paris alignment

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]]> Climate funds growing alongside global temps https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/climate-funds-growing-alongside-global-temps/ Wed, 27 Sep 2023 18:55:03 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=472289 Assets growing but portfolio companies not on track to avert disaster

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]]> No free lunch from carbon offsets: Moody’s https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/no-free-lunch-from-carbon-offsets-moodys/ Mon, 18 Sep 2023 17:25:44 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=471784 The rating agency warned that companies need to be careful when using carbon offsets to reduce emissions

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